Memories, Myths, and Megalithics: Reconsidering the Giants of Gath
In this article I suggest that the biblical narratives on giants (such as Goliath) deriving from Philistine Gath, and related stories, may very likely have originated from the impressive Iron Age megalithic architecture from Tell es-Safi/Gath, which was visible, on the surface, long after the destru...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Scholar's Press
[2020]
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Στο/Στη: |
Journal of Biblical literature
Έτος: 2020, Τόμος: 139, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 675-690 |
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Goliat, Βιβλικό πρόσωπο (μοτίβο)
/ Bibel. Samuel 1. 17,4-7
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Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | ΗΒ Παλαιά Διαθήκη |
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Σύνοψη: | In this article I suggest that the biblical narratives on giants (such as Goliath) deriving from Philistine Gath, and related stories, may very likely have originated from the impressive Iron Age megalithic architecture from Tell es-Safi/Gath, which was visible, on the surface, long after the destruction of Gath. These impressive remains perhaps served as a factor in the creation of the biblical myths of peoples of large size originating in Gath. |
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ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jbl.2020.0039 DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1394.2020.3 |